Typographical machine.



G. P. KINGSBURY.

TYPOGRAPHICAL MACHINE.

LPPLIOATION FILED 0OT.31, 1913' 1,103,363, Patented July 14,1914,

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G. P. KINGSBURY.

TYPOGRAPHICAL MACHINE.

APPLIOATION FILED OOT.31, 1913.

1,103 ,363. Patented July 14,1914..

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KINGSB'URY, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR T0 MERGENTHALEB LINOTYPECOMPANY, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

TYPOGRAPHICAL MACHINE.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 14, 1914.

Application filed October 31, 1913. Serial No. 798,419.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, GEORGE P. KINGSBURY, acitizen of the United States, residing at Brooklyn, in the county ofKings and State of New York, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Typographical Ma; following is a specifichines, of whichthe cation, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

My invention relates to typographical machines, such as linotypemachines of the gen eral organization represented in Letters Pat-1 entof the United States, No. 136,532, to O.

Mergenthaler, wherein circulating matrices are released from a magazineor magazines in the order in which their characters are to appear inprint and then assembled in line,

the composed line transferred to the face of a mold, the mold filledwith molten metal to form a slug or linotype against the matrices whichproduce the type characters thereon,

and the matrices thereafter returned through distributing mechanism tothe magazine or magazines from which they started. More particularly, itrelates to machines of this character adapted to carry a number of'fontsor sets of matrices representing different sizes or styles of type,

John R. Rogers, wherein 1s employed a plu-l rality of fixed magazines,in combination with a movable bridge for directing the ma-. trices froma selected one to a common as-; sembling mechanism, and with shiftable'actuating devices which are brought into operative relation tolthe es-,'capements thereof. The adjustment of the last mentioned parts isefiected by the opera-; tion of a handle and mechanism connected.

thereto. It is the purpose of my present invention to simplify thearrangement, and to that end I preferably mount the bridge andescapement actuating connections upon a support which may.

in another. The

in such manner that any font may be brought into action at will.

presented in Letters;

simultaneously catcd between be manually removedfrom one operativeposition and reinserted specific construction will be,

' described more at length in the following specification, and theinvention pointed out finally in the claims.

Referring to the drawings, I have shown my invention only in preferredform and by way of example, and as applied to the specific style ofmachine indicated, but obviously many changes and variations may be madetherein, and in its mode of application,which will still be comprisedwithin its spirit; and

it may be similarly adapted to other forms of typographical machines,such as typesetters, typecasters and the like, which handle type ordies, instead of matrices.

Generally speaking, I desire it to be understood that I do not limitmyself to any specific form or embodiment, except in so far as suchlimitations are specified in the claims.

Referring to the drawings: Figure 1 is a front elevation, partly brokenaway, of a linotype machine having my invention applied thereto; Fig. 2is a section, on an enlarged scale, taken substantially on the. line 2-2of Fig. 1; and Fig. 3 is a detached perspective of the bridge, itssupporting means, etc. I a

As is usual in machines of this kind, such for instance as in the Model9 linotype or the said Rogers patent, superposed magazines A isemployed, and the matrices released from the one in action pass onto thebelt 13, and from it in turn to the assembler C; Between the magazineand a plurality of fixed the'belt is interposed the front plate Dprovided with vertical partitions D constituting a raceway which insuresthe correct delivery of the matrices. The bridge E is 10- the frontplate and the magazine to guide and direct the matrices, and this bridgeis vertically adjustable to different operative positions, so that oneor another of themagazines may be selected and called into action atwill. The parts so far described are or may be of any suitable form,

and their exact construction constitutes no part of my presentinvention, except as hereinafter specified.

In order to simplify the existing construe tion, I preferably mount thebridge E upon the detachable frame F formed at its bottom 1 withprojecting flanges F designed to engage in one or another pair of thehorizontal grooves G formed in the support G, the grooves G being solocated and disposed as to maintain the bridge in operative relation toany selected magazine, in the mannerunderstood by those skilled in theart. The frame F carries vertical partitions E corresponding to andregistering with the partitions D of the front plate, and also thevertical guide plate E adapted to bear against the partitions D of thefront plate and close its underlying channels at the rear. The frame Fis preferably provided with a handle F whereby the frame may beconveniently withdrawn laterally from the machine, and reinserted. Fig.1 shows the frame partially withdrawn, and. indicates in dotted linesits position prior to its re placement in another operative position.

The magazines A are each provided with a series of'escapements H, thoseof the selected one being actuated by the vertically movable bars J,which are formed with a series of vertically-disposed notches J adaptedto engage according to their position with the levers K, which in turnare operated by the customary reeds K substantially in themannerindicated in the said Rogers patent. The actuating bars J are alsomounted upon the frame F and are consequently adjusted therewith, sothat when the bridge E is shifted into registry with a chosen magazine,the bars J are similarly moved into operative relation to theescapements H thereof, and simultaneously the appropriate series ofnotches J are broughtinto engagement with the operating levers K.

As previously stated, I have shown my invention only in preferred formand by way of example, and as applied to a specific kind of machine, butobviously many'modifications and alterations therein, and in its mode ofadaptation, will suggest themselves to those skilled in the art, withoutdeparture from its scope. "Having thus described my invention, itsconstruction and mode of operation, what I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent of the United States, is as follows:

1. In a typographical machine, the combination of a plurality'ofmagazines, a raceway common to all the magazines, an inter-' mediatebridge, and a plurality of supports upon one or another of which saidbridge may be mounted so as to be set in operative relation to one oranother of the magazines, said bridge being removable at will from saidsupports so as to be mounted upon any selected one thereof.

2. In ajtypographical machine, the comreplaceable in operative relationbination of a plurality of inclined magazines, an upright raceway commonto all of the magazines, and an inter-mediate bridge in operativerelation to one of the magazines, said bridge being removable from themachine at will and replaceable in operative relation to a difierentmagazine.

3. In a typographical machine, the combinati on of a magazine, a racewayto receive the matrices therefrom, and an intermediate bridge to carrythe matrices from the magazine to the raceway, said bridge beingdetachably mounted in the machine in such manner as to be removedlaterally therefrom freely and at will. 7

4. In a typographical machine, the combination of a magazine, a racewayto receive the matrices therefrom, an intermediate bridge to carry thematrices from the magazine to the raceway, and a fixed support forplurality of supports upon one or another of which the actuating devicesmay be mounted so as to be set in operative relation to the escapementsof one or another of the magazines, the said actuating devices beingremovable at will'from the supports so as tobe shifted from one toanother thereofwhen desired.

6. In a typographical machine, the combination of a pluralityof'magazines each provided with a series of escapements, a single seriesof actuating devices in operative relation to the escapements of one ofthe magazines, and a supporting frame for the actuating devices, saidframe being removable from the machine at will and replace able in adififerent position to locate the actuating devices in operativerelation to the escapements of a different magazine. 7. In atypographical machine,the combination of a plurality of magazines eachprovided with a series of escapements, a

raceway common to all the magazines, a

supporting frame'provided with a bridge to carry the matrices from themagazines to the raceway and with a series of escapement actuatingdevices, the said frame being removable from the machine at will and toone or another of the magazines.

8. In a typographicalmachine, the combination of .a magazine providedwith a series of escapements, a raceway to receive the matricestherefrom, an intermediate bridge to carry the matrices from themagazine to the raceway, a series of actuating devices for In testimonywhereof I have afiixed my the escapements, and a supporting frame forsignature in presence of two wltnesses.

both the bridge and escapement actuating devices the said frame beingdetachably GEORGFJ B 5 mounted in the machine so as to be remov-Witnesses:

able therefrom independently of the other CHARLES R. PARSONS, parts.EDGAR H. ALLEN.

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